Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

s.Cor.{.r. 37o The vanitieof !lately buildings. dwell therein. Which curie lieth heauie vpon many builders in there daies, though they neuer thinke vpon their burthen, who make (lately houles and neuer inhabit them, and fpend all in building, but nothing in hofpicalitie; as though the vie of building were only,like the pyramidesofEgypt,to make a glorious Phew; and as though they had no other induce- ment to be at all this charge and labour, then thole had that built the tower of Babel, that is, to threaten heauen with their houles height, and get a name vnto themfelues vpon the earth.Seeing therefore thefe fumptuous buildings are al- waies vaine and worthle(l'e, and often accompanied with finne and wickednes; let vs learne (though the world and worldlings fo highly value them) to contemneand thinke bafely of thé,lobouring tobe inhabitants of that Diuine and Angelicall habitation, which is net made with hand.ç,bgteter.. 11,n the heanens. And when beholding thefe í+ately houles on earth, we begin to be befotted with theirmomentanie beautie and falfe glory; let vs prefently call vp our eyes to- wards heauen ; and if having feared our minds and meditati- ons vpon that heauenly and diuine beautie, we do from thence refleet our eyes vpon the chiefe glory ofearthly bull- dings,they will feeme but as childrenshoules, which in play they build vpon the (ands, which eueryblaft of wind defa- ceth,and euery wane ofwaterwa(heth away;and as thehou- fes offpiders, which being made with great labour, are with themfelues eafilybrufhed away with a wing or bromic. For then we will eafily conclude,that if there be fuch goodly ha- bitatiös in our pilgrimage & place ofpunifhmét, then much more glorious maniions are prepared for vs in our owne countrey,where the Lord is purpofed to glorifie and reward vs : if Gods enemies haue fuch {lately palaces on earth, then how much mdre excellent hath the Lord prouided for his children in heauen ? If the great Monarches of the world haue manfion honks befitting their might and maiefly;then how glorious is the Court of heauen, and chicle manfion houfe of the King ofKings, which he bath purpofely fitted and prepared,as is moil befeeming his glory and greatneffe? Surely being futable and agreeable vnto his Maieflie, which is